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Elections in Kosovo-Metohija do not violate UN Resolution 1244
Belgrade,
14 March 2008
Assistant Minister for Kosovo-Metohija Ljubomir Kljakic said today that holding parliamentary and local elections on May 11 in Kosovo-Metohija is not in contravention of UN Resolution 1244.
In a statement to the Beta news agency, Kljakic said that Resolution 1244 is the legal framework according to which these election can and must be held there, adding that at the moment it is not clear what international missions think about holding elections in the province.
As far as we are concerned, nothing has changed and we will insist that, in line with the successful cooperation we have had so far, the elections be organised in May, said Kljakic and dismissed all allegations stating that holding local elections would violate the above mentioned Resolution.
This Resolution implies the legitimacy and legality of the local self-government in all of its elements. The local self-government in Kosovo-Metohija is a legal institutional framework which acts in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Serbia. There have been no formal and legal changes there whatsoever, explained Kljakic.
The fact that someone declared the illegal concept of so-called independence has no impact on the legality and formal and legal basis of the local self-government in the province; therefore, there are no reasons why these elections should be treated otherwise than ordinary parliamentary and presidential elections, he added.
All elections in Serbia from 2000 onwards were carried out in the territory of Kosovo-Metohija. The last presidential election, held in all municipalities inhabited by Serbs and members of other ethnic groups which recognise Serbia’s authority, is an example of that, he stressed and added that this election was carried out with the assistance of UNMIK, KFOR and the UNMIK Police.
As far as we are concerned, nothing has changed and we will insist that, in line with the successful cooperation we have had so far, the elections be organised in May, said Kljakic and dismissed all allegations stating that holding local elections would violate the above mentioned Resolution.
This Resolution implies the legitimacy and legality of the local self-government in all of its elements. The local self-government in Kosovo-Metohija is a legal institutional framework which acts in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Serbia. There have been no formal and legal changes there whatsoever, explained Kljakic.
The fact that someone declared the illegal concept of so-called independence has no impact on the legality and formal and legal basis of the local self-government in the province; therefore, there are no reasons why these elections should be treated otherwise than ordinary parliamentary and presidential elections, he added.
All elections in Serbia from 2000 onwards were carried out in the territory of Kosovo-Metohija. The last presidential election, held in all municipalities inhabited by Serbs and members of other ethnic groups which recognise Serbia’s authority, is an example of that, he stressed and added that this election was carried out with the assistance of UNMIK, KFOR and the UNMIK Police.
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